The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1887-07-11
MURDER.
DEADLY SHOOTING SUN
DAY MORNING.
Old Quarrel Over A Woman,
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MURDER.
Arrest of the Shooter.

'N"Ni WIZ obbhNhil oAdilSu Oul OF /
their sleep by the loud report of rifle,
followed by the blowing Of police
whistles and calls of "haul in" The
disturbance came from building
situated about 100 feet off Maunakea
street, in the back of the lot made
vacant by fire. 1t is low and long
structure, with three apartments each
about roxfo feet, facing into a court.
Facing the street are three square holes,
one for each room, about 2x7K feet,
closed by swinging doors which were
used as windows or for ventilation. IL
was from the makai apartment that the
calls for help came.
The alarm was promptly responded to
by the police and natives who lived
close by. Upon entering they found
Mexican known as Pablo lying on the
floor, bleeding profusely from a rife
wound evidently in the breast. Kind
hands Immediately picked up Che
bleeding form and placed it on the
bed.
The woman (naliye) with whom
Pablo was living, and who was on the
spot at the time, gives the following
story: 81 was awakened last night by
hearing a noise OF loud humping at
the window (small door which soon
gave way and flew open. got out Of
bed to see what was the matter. Upon
looking out l saw a man pointing a
gun at the window and Immediately
crouched down out Of sight and
screamed. Pablo, being by this time
awakened, jumped out Of bed, when l
told him to look out or he would be
shot He, however, attempted to close
the door In doing so he put himself
in front of the window, when the party
outside fired the gun. Pablo reeled
and then fell heavily to the floor, ex-
claiming, Il am shot, | am shot AZ
ter the firing the man turned and ran
away. | know him. He is a Ger
man, whom | took care Of sometime
ago when he was sick and poor. ]
then called for the native living in the
next room. He came in and then
blew a police whistle and cried, haul
in. Upon the arrival of the police
and natives, they picked Pablo up and
put him on the bed"
The assassin was soon found. After
committing the bloody crime he ran
down Maunakea street to Hotel, along
Hotel toward Fort until he reached
Fowler's Yard, cheap lodging place,
where he roomed Upon the arivaI
of the officers he was in bed. He
arose at the demand for admission and
was quickly oVerpowered. In his
room was a Springfield rifle and two
boxes Of cartridges. 1t was this rifle
that is supposed to have been used ii
the murderous work.
The prisoners name is Christian
. Freist. He has been in this country
. five or six years, once working on q
, plantation as laborer on Kauai While
in Honolulu he was occasionally EN-
ployed at Lucas Sometime ago he
had fight with this same Pablo, he
using club and Pablo knife. HC
: was severely cut on the head, Since
then he has threatened to shoot bott
Pablo and the woman with whom
Pablo has been staying, and who seems
J to have been the cause of contention
between the two men. When arrested
i he admitted the shooting.
i Pablo, the victim, is a Mexican b,
Il birth. He has been on the islands 70
S a number of years. His reported call
# ing is that Of a maqHy aHe. He wa
generally armed with knife. He ha
been living with the woman for abou
eighteen months. His wound is es
1t sentially fatal The bullet after entering
=, Just below the left side of the cola
n bone must have ranged along throug
D. the left lung towards the left shoulder
h striking the socket bone, thereb
a breaking the shoulder, then glancin
y, down the arm, shattenng the bone
"a making its exit out Of the back of tn
D. arm mt ar the shoulder about one qua
ter way between the shoulder and e
bow. Al the hospital he spit conside
le able blood, confirming the opinion thu
{ the lung had been injured.
$, The bullet after leaving the bod
ID struck the wall opposite, just aboy
le the door, going through that and ii
- shingled caves, where its course WI
iP lost. Officer Starrkapu stated that b
NC was walking along King street when /
IN heard the report and distinctly hear
&C. the singing of the ball.
AT about eight o'clock Static
stretcher was procured and Pablo WI
removed to the Queens Hosplt'
be where Judge Dayton, considering h
- critical condition, took his ante-morte
D deposition in the presence of the Ma